Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of July 2026
Codes, 1880, § 2110; 1892, § 2204; 1906, § 2421; Hemingway's 1917, § 1982; 1930, § 1886; 1942, ch. 422.
Repealed by Laws, 2019, ch. 463, SB 2828,§ 11, eff. 1/1/2020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: Carpenter v. Berry, 58 So. 3d 1158 (Miss. 2011).
Carpenter v. Berry, 58 So. 3d 1158 (Miss. 2011). “10 provides, in part: Every petition for authority to compromise and settle a claim for wrongful death or injury shall set forth the facts in relation thereto and the reason for such compromise and settlement and the amount thereof.”
Mississippi State Bar Ass'n v. Moyo, 525 So. 2d 1289 (Miss. 1988). “Within that chapter, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 authorizes a duly appointed legal guardian to compromise doubtful claims, the same as an executor or administrator under Miss.”
Ashley Healthcare Plan v. Michael Dillard, 177 So. 3d 175 (Miss. 2015). “The Dillards requested of the chancery court that the car insurance settlement proceeds be distributed for the minor’s 2 Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 (Rev. 2013): Guardians may be empowered by the court, or chancellor in vacation, to sell or compromise claims due their wards, on…”
Miss. Dept. of Human Servs. v. Barnett, 633 So. 2d 430 (Miss. 1993). “" The underlying cause of action that of paternity was settled through the means of the doubtful claim statute, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 . A negotiated settlement was reached by Ms.”
Atwood v. Hicks by Hicks, 538 So. 2d 404 (Miss. 1989). “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 (1972). Hicks executed the petition in her capacity as Emile's mother and guardian, in her individual capacity, and as "next friend".”
Laura Carpenter v. Tangela Berry (Miss. 2009). “3 See Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-59 (Rev. 2004) (providing that guardians can “compromise claims due their wards”).”
Mississippi Div. of Medicaid v. Melissa Pittman, 171 So. 3d 583 (Miss. Ct. App. 2015). “Melissa’s carrier, Progressive Gulf Insurance Company (Progressive), agreed to settle for full policy limits.”
Mississippi Div. of Medicaid v. Pittman ex rel. Pittman, 171 So. 3d 583 (Miss. Ct. App. 2015). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 93-13-59 (Rev.2013). ¶ 5.”
In Re Guardianship of Lane, 994 So. 2d 775 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). “Bush what in Mississippi law would prohibit the chancellor from utilizing Rule 60(b)(6) to unravel a minor's settlement that had taken on ramifications the court never intended.”
Talbert v. Henderson, 688 F. Supp. 250 (S.D. Miss. 1987). “Similar notice requirements are found in Miss.Code Ann. § 93-13-51 (1986), the successor to § 419.”
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